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| Practices which infiltrate surface runoff through an engineered soil or filter media, and discharge through an underdrain include [[stormwater planters]] and some forms of [[bioretention]]. | | Practices which infiltrate surface runoff through an engineered soil or filter media, and discharge through an underdrain include [[stormwater planters]] and some forms of [[bioretention]]. |
− | The maximum flow rate from the BMP may be limited by the hydraulic conductivity of the mmedium, or by the properties of the perforated [[pipe]]. | + | The maximum flow rate from the BMP may be limited by the hydraulic conductivity of the medium, or by the properties of the perforated [[pipe]]. |
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− | The maximum flow rate through a bed of filer media (''Q<sub>max</sub>'', L/s) may be calculated: | + | The maximum flow rate through a bed of filter media (''Q<sub>max, m</sub>'', L/s) may be calculated: |
− | <math>Q_{max}=\frac{K_{m}\times A_{p}\times \left (\frac{\sum d}{d_{m}} \right )}{3600}</math> | + | <math>Q_{max, m}=\frac{K_{m}\times A_{p}\times \left (\frac{\sum d}{d_{m}} \right )}{3600}</math> |
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| *''K<sub>m</sub>'' is the hydraulic conductivity of the filter media (mm/hr), | | *''K<sub>m</sub>'' is the hydraulic conductivity of the filter media (mm/hr), |
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| ===Example calculation=== | | ===Example calculation=== |
| A [[stormwater planter]] with footprint of 8 x 1.5 m is planned to received runoff from an adjacent rooftop. The initial design for the planters includes 750 mm depth of filter medium, 50 mm rock mulch, and a further ponding of 300 mm. The underdrain pipe will be embedded into high performance bedding or similar, with a strip of geotextile over the top to prevent migration of the filter media into the pipe. The lab test states that the medium has a hydraulic conductivity of 25 mm/hr. The maximum flow through the medium will be calculated and a comparison made with the maximum flow through the pipe to see....: | | A [[stormwater planter]] with footprint of 8 x 1.5 m is planned to received runoff from an adjacent rooftop. The initial design for the planters includes 750 mm depth of filter medium, 50 mm rock mulch, and a further ponding of 300 mm. The underdrain pipe will be embedded into high performance bedding or similar, with a strip of geotextile over the top to prevent migration of the filter media into the pipe. The lab test states that the medium has a hydraulic conductivity of 25 mm/hr. The maximum flow through the medium will be calculated and a comparison made with the maximum flow through the pipe to see....: |
− | <math>Q_{max}=\frac{25 mm/hr\times 12\ m^{2}\times \left (\frac{1.1\ m}{0.75\ m} \right )}{3600\ s/hr}=0.12\ L/s</math> | + | <math>Q_{max, m}=\frac{25 mm/hr\times 12\ m^{2}\times \left (\frac{1.1\ m}{0.75\ m} \right )}{3600\ s/hr}=0.12\ L/s</math> |